Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 21:08:45 -0600 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: "Alvin" <vj2786x@mbox4.singnet.com.sg> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unix and FreeBSD Message-ID: <199811250308.VAA26788@n4hhe.ampr.org> In-Reply-To: Message from "Alvin" <vj2786x@mbox4.singnet.com.sg> of "Wed, 25 Nov 1998 01:13:16 %2B0800." <000101be17cd$be2b5d00$2cca15a5@mikhails>
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"Alvin" writes: > How similar is FreeBSD to commercial Unix? Will knowing FreeBSD help me in > using commercial Unix later on? In my experience, FreeBSD is as different from SGI Irix as Irix is different from Sun Solaris, as Solaris is different from FreeBSD. Sun has a promo where for home or educational use you can purchase a copy of Solaris 2.6.0 for $10 (was over $18 by the time they added shipping and taxes). This is a very good deal, if for nothing else but the printed documentation. Haven't installed mine but am told it lacks a compiler. :-( The FreeBSD CDROM set is $39.95 from http://www.cdrom.com. Includes lots of compilers. From memory its $59.95 including Greg Lehey's book. Unless you already know everything about FreeBSD, you need Greg's book. Greg's book is easier on the eyes than any computer monitor. And more portable than a laptop. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@nospam.hiwaay.net ===================================================================== The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity -- the rest is overhead for the operating system. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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